HR 3319 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Student Freedom of Religious Expression Act

Introduced Nov 16, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Jim DeMint R-SC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 27, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedNov 16, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Student Freedom of Religious Expression Act - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to disallow recovery of attorneys' fees by the prevailing party in any action claiming that a public school or its agent violates the constitutional prohibition against the establishment of religion by permitting, facilitating, or accommodating a student's religious expression.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2001 to Dec 20, 2001; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GABob BarrOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-COBob SchafferOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-NCCharles H. TaylorOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalNov 16, 2001
R-KSJim RyunOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalNov 16, 2001
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-INMike PenceOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-ILPhilip M. CraneOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-KYRon LewisOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-OKSteve LargentOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalNov 16, 2001
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalNov 16, 2001
R-INBrian D. KernsNov 29, 2001
R-KSTodd TiahrtDec 6, 2001
R-VABob GoodlatteDec 20, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Nov 16, 2001
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
Referred Nov 27, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 27, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
  2. Nov 16, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Nov 16, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the recovery of attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases.
Short Titles as Introduced
Student Freedom of Religious Expression Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2001Introduced in House

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